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"Run, run as fast as you can;You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

Do you remember what happens to the gingerbread man in that classic tale?

Yeah, that fox was pretty sly.

I would have gobbled up that boastful little gingerbread man too...YUM!!

I decided to put a tasty twist on classic gingerbread by making thisChocolate Gingerbread Cake.

I loved the two flavors together...a fantastic combination!

I also made the cute gingerbread men around the cake out of chocolate.

Chocolate Gingerbread Cakeby Bird On A Cake

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Ingredients

Chocolate Gingerbread Cake

1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup molasses

3 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1 cup boiling water

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz. package cream cheese ( room temperature)

1/2 cup unsalted butter ( room temperature)

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of two 9 inch cake pans with wax paper; spray cooking oil on the sides of the pans. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars. Mix in the oil and molasses. Add the eggs, one at a time. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. In another bowl, mix the boiling water with the cocoa powder. Alternate adding the dry mixture and wet mixture to the batter until well combined. Pour your batter in the prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes.